Infosecurity News

  1. #CPX360: Attackers Are Delighted by the Expanding Attack Surface

    Ethical hackers have to “pretend and think like a criminal”

  2. Europe Intros Global IoT Security Standard

    ETSI standard is based on UK government initiative

  3. #CPX360: Prepare for Next Generation of Attacks with Prevention Focus

    Focus on prevention, as new generations of attack appear

  4. Russian State Hackers Take Minutes to Move Laterally

    CrowdStrike report reveals most operationally efficient state hackers

  5. Sweden’s Patient Hotline in Major Privacy Snafu

    Some 2.7 million calls dating back to 2013 are exposed

  6. Australian PM Blames “Sophisticated State Actor” for Parliament Hack

    Attack attempt saw government passwords reset, but “no evidence of electoral interference”

  7. Chinese Surveillance Database Exposes Millions of IDs

    SenseNets facial recognition system tracked minority Uighurs in real-time

  8. UK Spooks Give Green Light to Huawei

    NCSC says cyber risk can be managed, according to reports

  9. MPs Repeat Calls for Russian Brexit Meddling Probe

    Committee report also slams big tech for role in spreading disinformation

  10. Dating App Says Stolen Data Was Sold on Dark Web

    Coffee Meets Bagel and Dubsmash confirm security incidents.

  11. Two WordPress Plugin Authors Issue Bug Fixes

    Users of WP Cost Estimation & Payment Forms Builder and Simple Social Buttons plugins urged to update.

  12. J.P. Morgan Launches First US Bank-Backed Crypto-Coin

    JPM Coin was developed using blockchain technology

  13. CISOs Hit the Bottle as Workplace Pressures Build

    Nominet warns stress of the job is impacting their mental and physical health

  14. GandCrab Ransomware Slingers Target MSPs

    Plug-in vulnerability is said to have enabled mass infection

  15. Google Play App Suspensions Jump 66%

    Android giant says its malware-hunting capabilities are improving

  16. Love Bug Found in OkCupid Android App

    A security failure in MagicLinks allowed attackers to access user info.

  17. Only 28% of Advisories Help Mitigate Risks

    The majority of public advisories were network-exploitable vulnerabilities, says Dragos.

  18. DoJ Charges US Agent, Four Iranians with Conspiracy

    The US Treasury also issued sanctions against six Iranian nationals known as the Cyber Conspirators.

  19. Users at Risk of Online Scams this Valentine’s Day

    Smartphone users open to threats as fraudsters continue to capitalize on popular seasonal holidays

  20. Five Billion Records Exposed in 2018

    Risk Based Security report claims breach volume was second highest on record

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